A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Avowry, sb. patronage, a patron saint, NED; vorie, NED.—­AF. avouerie, from OF. avoeor; Lat. aduocatorem.

Avoy, interj. exclamation of surprise, fear, remonstrance, NED, C, HD.—­OF. avoi.

Auys, sb. opinion, advice, C3; avise, PP.—­OF. avis.

Auyse, v. to observe, consider, give advice, S2, C2, C3, H, PP; auisen, PP, S2.—­AF. aviser; Late Lat. advisare. (A- 7.)

Auysely, adv. advisedly, H; auisili,W.

Auysement, sb. consideration, C2; auisement, S2.

Auysyon, sb. vision, S3; auision, C, S2.—­OF. avision (Bartsch).

Aw-; see Au-. [Addition]

A-wakenen, v. intrans. to awake, S; awakenin, S; awakened, pp., S.—­AS. on-wA|cnan. (A- 2.)

A-wakien, v. intrans. to awake, S; awalk (for awakk?), imp., S3;~awoik~, pt. s., S3; awoilk (for awoikk?), S3.—­AS. awacian (for on-wacian). (A- 2.)

Awarien; see Awerien.

A-way, adv. on way, onward, along, away(from a place), NED; awai, PP; awezz, S; awei, S; ewei, S2; owai, S2; aweye, C3, PP; away, interj. away, S2, NED.—­AS. aweg, on weg. (A- 2.)

Awayte, v. to await, watch, S2, S3, PP; awaite, PP; awaitie, NED.—­AF. awaitier; OF. aguaitier. (A- 7.)

Awayte, sb. a lying in wait, watching, NED, C.—­AF. await; OF. aguait.

Away-ward, adv., adj. turned away, wayward, NED, PP awaywarde passing away, H.

Awe, sb. awe, C,C2; aze, NED.—­Icel. agi (O.Teut. *_agon_).  Cf. E3*e.

A-wecchen, v. to arouse out of sleep, NED,HD; aweihte, pt. s., NED; a-weightte, HD; aweht, pp., NED.—­AS. Ai-weccan; cp.  OHG, ar-wekkan (Tatian):  Goth. uswakjan. (A- I.)

A-weden, v. to become mad, S2, NED.—­AS. Ai-wA(C)dan. (A- I.)

A-wei, interj. ah woe! alas!  S.

A-welden, v. to control, S, NED,—­AS. gewealdan. (A-6.)

A-wenden, v. to go away, NED.—­AS. Ai-wendan. (A- I.)

A-wenden, v. to change to, NED; awente, pt. s., S.—­AS. on-wendan. (A- 2.)

A-werien, v. to curse, S; awariede, pt. s., S.—­AS. Ai-wergian. (A- I.)

A-We3*en, v. to weigh out, NED; awiA deg.hst, 2 pr. s., S.—­AS. Ai-wegan. (A- I.)

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